Stop Frame Reflection Essay

This stop frame animation is about the famous explorer Herando Cortes and about his journey to Mexico.


The most fun I had on this project was making clay figures. It was fun to see what Herando did in his life and plot it out. Then we made scenes of his journey. The thing I liked about Herando Cortes is that he went into the Aztec empire and killed every one. That was a cool scene to make and watch. Another thing I liked is watching other people’s movies to see how they told the different stories of their explorer. I’m also a kinesthetic learner so it was fun for me because I like to use my hands.


The most difficult part of the project was completing all the scenes and clay figures and then taking pictures with little help from my partner. When ever I would stay after school she said she was busy so I stepped up and said fine I guess I’m going to have to do this alone. I got 4 scenes done that day and I was very proud of my self. Another difficult part was that we had to switch computers at least twice. It was hard figuring how to make some scenes but I figured it out. I also had trouble saving it to the server.


The most important thing I learned is that you have to learn to work independently. In this project I liked working by myself because I did better. My partner really didn’t help me, but I still got it done. I put great effort into it also. Another thing that I learned is you never give up and to always put your best effort into your work.

This was a great project a lot of fun and difficult. I put my best effort into this project and I did a good job. Thanks for the fun project Mr. B.